Radio Cut-Out

[Dan 550]

All hear this: PWM outputs can interfere with the robot's radio signal on a sporadic basis when the standard, low-insulated PWM cables are bound together with wire ties, especially when forming a loop. We all know that that electrical lines cause really nasty radio static in our car radios, but who's really thinking about things like radio interference when you have 20 minutes until the Fed-Ex truck is supposed to pick up your crate and you're still working? Well, to make sure your controller doesn't go into 'No Data/Radio' or even 'Disabled' mode or start behaving erratically, avoid looping PWM cables together and try to seperate your radio and all other cables from each other. Just some help from someone who learned it the hard way at the J&J regional today.